bkkladyboy

I am not flaming you here, but this sentence is confusing. If you aren't ashamed to be seen with a ladyboy, then why do you care what people say or think when you are seen with a ladyboy?
 
If some stranger disapproves of what you and another consenting adult are doing, that's his problem and not yours.

from the moment you land at the airport, you will be under surveillance until the time that you leave LOS, and especially in the entire Nana / Sukhumvit area and in Pattaya and Phuket, whether you are on the street or in a venue. its just the way things are now.
 
as far as the ID check, as SheLuver states above, that is in your best interest despite it being a bit uncomfortable for those who are trying to avoid this kind of contact. hotels are required by law to know who is in the rooms at all times. the first reason is for the safety of the guests in case of a fire or another dangerous scenario. second, if a girl's ID is on record i doubt that she will try to do anything that would be a problem for you as she knows that they have her ID. this is actually a really good thing. the better run hotels will call your room when she goes to retrieve her ID and ask you to confirm that she can go and has not created any problems for you (and subsequently them).
 
third, as stated above, nobody is going to notice you in Nana regardless of what you are doing unless of course, you go out of your way to be conspicuous or a drunken asshole (which they seem to not notice many times).
 
3rd, like reviews of girls and what BMs may pay them, the price of a room for one person may be cheap and for another, it is not. given the fact that there are so many inexpensive places you should be able to find what you want. granted, tourism is down and hotel prices may reflect that in some cases, but manyTH business owners will actually raise prices in hard times thinking that the few guests they have can make up the difference.

from the moment you land at the airport, you will be under surveillance until the time that you leave LOS, and especially in the entire Nana / Sukhumvit area and in Pattaya and Phuket, whether you are on the street or in a venue. its just the way things are now.
 
as far as the ID check, as SheLuver states above, that is in your best interest despite it being a bit uncomfortable for those who are trying to avoid this kind of contact. hotels are required by law to know who is in the rooms at all times. the first reason is for the safety of the guests in case of a fire or another dangerous scenario. second, if a girl's ID is on record i doubt that she will try to do anything that would be a problem for you as she knows that they have her ID. this is actually a really good thing. the better run hotels will call your room when she goes to retrieve her ID and ask you to confirm that she can go and has not created any problems for you (and subsequently them).
 
third, as stated above, nobody is going to notice you in Nana regardless of what you are doing unless of course, you go out of your way to be conspicuous or a drunken asshole (which they seem to not notice many times).
 
3rd, like reviews of girls and what BMs may pay them, the price of a room for one person may be cheap and for another, it is not. given the fact that there are so many inexpensive places you should be able to find what you want. granted, tourism is down and hotel prices may reflect that in some cases, but manyTH business owners will actually raise prices in hard times thinking that the few guests they have can make up the difference.

Do some research on Agoda.com, Bookings.com, Hotels.com, and Trip Advisor--and read the reviews. May take 30 minutes if you really take your time. Not rocket science.

from the moment you land at the airport, you will be under surveillance until the time that you leave LOS, and especially in the entire Nana / Sukhumvit area and in Pattaya and Phuket, whether you are on the street or in a venue. its just the way things are now.
 
as far as the ID check, as SheLuver states above, that is in your best interest despite it being a bit uncomfortable for those who are trying to avoid this kind of contact. hotels are required by law to know who is in the rooms at all times. the first reason is for the safety of the guests in case of a fire or another dangerous scenario. second, if a girl's ID is on record i doubt that she will try to do anything that would be a problem for you as she knows that they have her ID. this is actually a really good thing. the better run hotels will call your room when she goes to retrieve her ID and ask you to confirm that she can go and has not created any problems for you (and subsequently them).
 
third, as stated above, nobody is going to notice you in Nana regardless of what you are doing unless of course, you go out of your way to be conspicuous or a drunken asshole (which they seem to not notice many times).
 
3rd, like reviews of girls and what BMs may pay them, the price of a room for one person may be cheap and for another, it is not. given the fact that there are so many inexpensive places you should be able to find what you want. granted, tourism is down and hotel prices may reflect that in some cases, but manyTH business owners will actually raise prices in hard times thinking that the few guests they have can make up the difference.

from the moment you land at the airport, you will be under surveillance until the time that you leave LOS, and especially in the entire Nana / Sukhumvit area and in Pattaya and Phuket, whether you are on the street or in a venue. its just the way things are now.
 
as far as the ID check, as SheLuver states above, that is in your best interest despite it being a bit uncomfortable for those who are trying to avoid this kind of contact. hotels are required by law to know who is in the rooms at all times. the first reason is for the safety of the guests in case of a fire or another dangerous scenario. second, if a girl's ID is on record i doubt that she will try to do anything that would be a problem for you as she knows that they have her ID. this is actually a really good thing. the better run hotels will call your room when she goes to retrieve her ID and ask you to confirm that she can go and has not created any problems for you (and subsequently them).
 
third, as stated above, nobody is going to notice you in Nana regardless of what you are doing unless of course, you go out of your way to be conspicuous or a drunken asshole (which they seem to not notice many times).
 
3rd, like reviews of girls and what BMs may pay them, the price of a room for one person may be cheap and for another, it is not. given the fact that there are so many inexpensive places you should be able to find what you want. granted, tourism is down and hotel prices may reflect that in some cases, but manyTH business owners will actually raise prices in hard times thinking that the few guests they have can make up the difference.

I like the Strand Inn on Patpong 2, straight across from Electric Blue and adjacent to Badabing. The Madrid on Patpong 1 would also be an option.
 
Room at Strand Inn

 

great shot, nice ink.
 

Thanks from me too Oliver to take the time to write and post this great report.
That's a hammered dulcimer (khim in thai)

thanks for taking the time to post this very thorough and excellent report.
 
i really thought i would want to stay there given all the great amenities, etc, but then i saw the rules for the sauna and if i can't take my pets into the sauna with me than i'll have to give the place a pass until they come to their senses.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BTW: who the fuck would put a pet in a sauna?

During my May 2016 trip, I spent 4 nights at the Sheraton Pranburi Villas outside of Hua Hin. My companion was JJ from CIB. Pranburi is about a 3 hour trip by car from Bangkok on a normal day. Regrettably, JJ and I took the trip on May 20, which turned out to be Vesak day, one of the most important Buddha days of the year. It was also a Friday afternoon, making it a big holiday weekend for Thais and the result was a very slow go to Pranburi which consumed 5 hours in the car. We did wisely use a private car service instead of a grimy and cramped BKK taxi, which made the trip a little easier.
 
The Sheraton Pranburi Villas are located about 20 minutes outside of Hua Hin in the sleeply little town of Pranburi. The hotel offers a scheduled shuttle van service to Hua Hin in the evenings. Taxis are not usually available at the hotel, which is a good thing because Hua-Hin's Phuket-like Taxi cartel charges about 1000 -1200 baht for a trip between the hotel and town. Use the van instead if you want to visit Hua-Hin. As for Pranburi itself, it is within walking distance from the Sheraton or you can simply take one of the mountain bikes that are available for guests to use. Am pleased to report that the mountain bikes are rock solid Treks instead of some cheapo off-brand machine.
 
The property is comprised of 50 detached villas. Each villa has its own private swimming pool. Also available are 2 story villas with multiple bedrooms. The villas all have high walls surrounding them which give you total privacy and seclusion from the surrounding villas. The hotels property is quite large and very quiet.
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In the back of each villa is a private pool, along with lounge chairs and a cushioned pit for eating or doing whatever comes natural to you or your ladyboy.
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The villas are large and well appointed. I particularly liked the in-room shower that converts to to a wet sauna with seat. Now, I have seen these gimmicky things before in hotel rooms, and they rarely work as claimed, but the Sheraton's shower / sauna gizmo tuned out to be truth in advertising. They are completely sealed and the water is very hot and generates more than enough steam to sweat out the booze and tension in your body, as good as any wet sauna in a health club. This gets an A+ from me.
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The villa also has an outdoor shower if you want to bathe outdoors. There is also an outdoor sunken bathtub right outside your bedroom door (seen in 2nd pic, the tiled area in the plants). I didn't use these, but JJ bathed in them every day.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The beds are comfortable and the mosquito netting is not for decorative purposes. You can completely open the bedroom's glass walls and sleep in the fresh air if you want. That's when you want to deploy the mosquito netting, because they do come out in the evenings.

 
 
 
 
More room details.....
 

 

 
 
 
 
If you get bored with your villa pool, you can stroll over to the hotel's infinity pool. When we there, we were the only guests using the big pool. The Sheraton also has a small restaurant and bar next to the pool. A larger bar and restaurant are located elsewhere on the property. The breakfast buffet is noteworthy, because along with a very nice spread of food, a sushi chef is also on duty to give you a sushi fix if you are in need. Typically for an isolated resort with a captive clientele, the food tends to be on the pricey side . However, the liquor prices are surprisingly very reasonable (80 baht for a Singha , 100 baht for a Heineken ).They do have 24 hour room service (the full menu ), which I found to be commendable on a property with only 50 room units.
 

 

 
 
 
 
The gym next to the big pool.
 

 
 
 
 
To sum up, the Sheraton Pranuburi Villas make for an excellent getaway from your BKK trip. I have been here twice with LBs, and this place has been an enormous hit with both of them. Rates run about 6000 baht per night low season and about 7000 baht per night in high season. This property does have occasional sales, and if you are not a Starwood member, it makes sense to join to get favorable rates here when you book.
 
Thanks for reading my review. Later on, I may post a director's cut of this review as well as pics from my earlier Pranburi trip with the other LB in the advanced section (also have video if I can figure out to post a video), but that is a couple of days away.
 
 
 
 
 

i totally agree ... i have been crawling the streets of BKK/TH since 1988 and i have never once felt threatened or that i was in a compromising location, day or night. unless you are stupid drunk and being a real ass-hat or offensive no one will bother you ... they may try to sell you something, but that's about it.

You can walk in any of the Bangkok tourist areas at 2 am, at that time the streets are still packed with people. There is very little street crime against tourists in BKK compared to some other major cities.

Fob off

having been in the hotel industry in TH for decades i can assure you that if you were to email the hotel directly and ask them about "joiners" and about "LB joiners" i am sure they will reply and tell you their policy. you will then have a written confirmation of it too.
 
i know that some hotels also waive the joiner fees for those guests who register as a double occupancy when booking a room, and not solo. it does not cost more to register that way (in 99.99% of TH hotels) and then you should have no problems either. but i highly suggest you just email them and ask all that you need to know.
 
enquiry@thecontinenthotel.com
 
as far as reviews it gets very good scores on TA: http://www.agoda.com/the-continent-bangkok-by-compass-hospitality/hotel/bangkok-th.html?checkin=2016-09-01&los=2&adults=1&rooms=1&cid=1410270&tag=6faa2663-4f3d-446b-96bd-9746dbbc7b26&searchrequestid=54987078-7712-4c98-b5ac-dc9f0f356bef#
 
there are several 5-star hotels on Suk that are closer to NANA (if that is where you are going to be mongering) and most of them are LB friendly too. this place does look nice though.

some folks would try to tell you that comfort is overrated

Hilbert Space was here

look on https://www.airbnb.com/
 
joining is free and they have so many listings you will be hard pressed to choose only 1.
 
 

i forgot to also say that one perk of this site i really enjoy is the third party billing and guarantee. it takes a lot of the worry out of renting in a foreign land.

look on https://www.airbnb.com/
 
joining is free and they have so many listings you will be hard pressed to choose only 1.
 
 

look on https://www.airbnb.com/
 
joining is free and they have so many listings you will be hard pressed to choose only 1.
 
 

look on https://www.airbnb.com/
 
joining is free and they have so many listings you will be hard pressed to choose only 1.
 
 

i know a lot of people like Bali, and i gave it a try a few years back and i took 2 great LBs from Cascade with me. the one thing the 3 of us agreed on was that 99.99% of the food we had during our 5 days there was any better than mediocre. one plate of nasi goreng was ok.
 
as a professional chef, and food and beverage manager, i was stunned that even in the villa resort we stayed at the food was absolute shit. i would hope that some of the major chains like Sheraton would have decent food, but the local fare we had was horrible. we even went to a cooking school/restaurant thinking that would be ok, and it not only sucked, but it was the most expensive meal we ate there. one night we went to a beach-side seafood BBQ where you choose your own live seafood, and that too was close to inedible.
 
IFO will never go back despite the fact that the beach was awesome. IMO there are so many other places that are so much better.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
despite the fact that the villa was awesome, we ate one meal at the hotel on arrival (despite 2 meals/day being included) and then spent the next 5 days trying to find something passable.
 
 

i know a lot of people like Bali, and i gave it a try a few years back and i took 2 great LBs from Cascade with me. the one thing the 3 of us agreed on was that 99.99% of the food we had during our 5 days there was any better than mediocre. one plate of nasi goreng was ok.
 
as a professional chef, and food and beverage manager, i was stunned that even in the villa resort we stayed at the food was absolute shit. i would hope that some of the major chains like Sheraton would have decent food, but the local fare we had was horrible. we even went to a cooking school/restaurant thinking that would be ok, and it not only sucked, but it was the most expensive meal we ate there. one night we went to a beach-side seafood BBQ where you choose your own live seafood, and that too was close to inedible.
 
IFO will never go back despite the fact that the beach was awesome. IMO there are so many other places that are so much better.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
despite the fact that the villa was awesome, we ate one meal at the hotel on arrival (despite 2 meals/day being included) and then spent the next 5 days trying to find something passable.
 
 

the price may have gone up 20 or 30 baht but still an easy location as most P4P girls know it, the room is OK, good water pressure and hot water for a ST hotel, the coffee shop TH food is OK (do not order Farang food there), and its 5 minutes form NEP.
 
 
the hotel:
 

 
the chair (found only in ground floor rooms on the right side of the hotel as you face it from the entrance):